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veer

US/vɪə̯/ fairly common

verb

1.

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

  • “The car cut to the left at the intersection”
  • “The motorbike veered to the right”
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2.

shift to a clockwise direction

  • “the wind veered”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle Dutch vieren (“to slacken”).

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